Research Findings

Nearly half of the news stories over last year’s holiday season that linked the holidays and suicide perpetuated the myth that there’s an increase in suicide from Thanksgiving through January, according to a new analysis.READ MORE

Even liberals and moderates who are more likely than conservatives to be suspicious of Fox News can be influenced by a misleading article on FoxNews.com about Arctic sea ice trends, researchers found. But “end-point” and ideological bias can be overcome by actively engaging the audience in evaluating well-presented scientific information.READ MORE

In 2014, 35,000 walruses crowded ashore on an Alaskan beach instead of resting on ice floes. In a newly published case study, researchers studied TV news coverage of the walrus “haul-out” and people’s selective exposure to it.READ MORE

Pope Francis’ 2015 encyclical on the environment, “Laudato Si’,” did not rally broad public support for climate change among Catholics and non-Catholics, according to a new study from researchers at the Annenberg Public Policy Center.READ MORE

A new Annenberg Public Policy Center study of the first 2016 presidential debate finds that what Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump they say about the issues – and don’t say – affects what viewers learn about their plans.READ MORE

In a new white paper, “Presidential Debates: What’s Behind the Numbers?” researchers from the Annenberg Public Policy Center take a close look at the data on the audience, ratings, and motivations of viewers of general-election presidential debates.READ MORE